Project Manager Scrum Master

Summary

Join Navy Federal Credit Union as a Project Manager/Scrum Master! This remote position requires 7-10 years of combined IT Project Management experience as both a Project Manager and Scrum Master. PMP and CSM certifications are required, with SSM certification preferred. The role involves managing project activities across the lifecycle, leading teams, and ensuring on-time and on-budget delivery. Strong communication and vendor management skills are essential. Experience with ServiceNow and Mainframe projects is desired, and Azure Dev Ops experience is a plus. Location must be within Vienna, Virginia, Winchester Virginia or Pensacola Florida.

Requirements

• 7 -10 Years combined IT Project Management experience as a Project Manager AND Scrum Master
• PMP Certification is required
• Must be local to either Vienna, Virginia, Winchester Virginia or Pensacola Florida
• Certified Scrum Master (CSM) – is required
• Proven experience as both a Project Manager and Scrum Master
• Sharepoint, PowerPoint, Excel, Service Now
• Strong project management skills, including planning, scheduling, and budgeting
• Excellent leadership and team coordination abilities
• Strong problem-solving and decision-making skills
• Knowledge of risk management and process improvement techniques

Responsibilities

• Liaise with Business, Scrum teams and Technical Stakeholders
• Strong communicator to various levels of management
• PM/Scrum Master on dedicated team
• Manage project activities through all life cycles (utilizing Service Now, Sharepoint, proprietary software, etc.) to ensure the best quality product is delivered
• Report on project activities
• Provide input to Annual Financial Plan (budget)
• Manages the full life cycle of the project following SDLC
• Applies project management expertise and best practices/tools to define and execute: Scope Management
• Schedule Management
• Issue/Risk Management
• Procurement Management
• Communications Management
• Change Management
• Quality Management
• Vendor Management
• Contract Management
• Uses tools to manage ongoing team efforts, updating release schedules, staffing profiles, roadmaps, applications docs, and monthly reports
• Ensures on-time and on-budget delivery of projects through organizing, developing and routinely forecasting project plans and project budget to ensure
• Change Leadership – Manages the transition to ensure adoption of change, builds strong partnerships and communication plans with all project stakeholders and project team members
• Adheres to the PM processes and actively prepares for / participates in all structured project reviews
• Lead as a PM/Scrum Master on a dedicated team supporting IT infrastructure upgrades and facilities upgrades
• Leads and engages small to medium projects simultaneously focused on a portfolio of applications, all components of a larger business solution
• Ensures alignment of all project roles and responsibilities and they are articulated to each team member, modified as required, and accomplished throughout the project
• Takes initiative to improve processes, team organization, and reporting
• Monitors and measures staff/resource assignment results against project / task goals and accountabilities
• Develop and maintain effective rapport with vendors, experience reviewing invoices and overseeing work/deliverables
• Proactively provides consistent, concise, relevant, reliable and timely information to all appropriate internal and external audiences/stakeholders through a variety of media
• Ensures accuracy of information to enable effective business decisions
• A Project Manager ensures that the work scope is completed in a quality manner, within budget, and on time by providing leadership in planning, organizing, and controlling the work effort

Preferred Qualifications

• Certified SAFe 5 Scrum Master (SSM) – Nice to Have
• Mainframe project management experience - is desired
• Experience with Service Now is desired
• Experience with Azure Dev Ops is Nice to Have